On June 27, Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CARA), a clinical-stage biotech company with a focus on treating chronic pain and pruritus, surged to an all-time intraday high of $28.50 a share. Cara was just $73 million away from joining the $1 billon market cap ranks.

Shares of Cara Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company with a focus on treating pain and pruritus, rocketed higher by as much as 11% during Wednesday’s trading session after providing an update to its phase 3 trial involving kappa opioid receptor agonist CR845.

Although marijuana stocks have skyrocketed in the last couple of years, many investors have been understandably leery of jumping on board. Check out why investors might like these three stocks that don’t fit the mold of most marijuana stocks.

MJINews was started to aggregate, report and opine on various ways to make money in the legal marijuana industry. While medical marijuana has been legal in many states for years, its legalization for recreational use in Colorado and Washington in 2014 has catapulted the entire subject to new heights.
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